Tangen Gorge – Witches' Staircase loop from Bippen

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Tangen Gorge – Witches' Staircase loop from Bippen

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Tangen Gorge – Witches' Staircase loop from Bippen

01:32

5.82km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9 m

Waldspielplatz Maiburg Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Large parking lot with seating as an ideal start for the Voßpättken, the forest playground or the lakes in the Maiburg forests.

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229 m

Start of Vosspäddgen Forest Trail

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The forest educational trail "Vosspäddken" consists of a northern and a southern part. Most of it runs through the Maiburg nature reserve

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517 m

Maiburg Forest Playground

Highlight • Rest Area

A beautiful forest playground with a forest school and plenty of seating.

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673 m

Ponds in the Tangenschlucht

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Very nice area - also great for taking photos.

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1.61 km

Tangen Gorge

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Very nice area there to do some biking.

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2.01 km

Picnic Area with Shelters and Grube in Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

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Beautiful, new rest huts on the edge of the forest. And a small pit invites you to puzzle...

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2.45 km

Tree Discovery Trail (Baumlehrpfad) in Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

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On numerous folding panels you can first see a branch with a leaf or needle and fruit and get a description of the bark.

Now it's time to guess...?!? 🤓

The answer and description of this tree then follows inside.

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2.60 km

Witches' Staircase

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The witch's staircase has been renovated and is accessible again. April 2017.
Great new playground!

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5.82 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.54 km

2.28 km

Surfaces

4.60 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

18°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

August 18, 2025,🧙🏻‍♀️ Witch way 🧭 to the Hexentreppe 🐾 🥾 😆

This morning, @Blue on Tour and I drove to Bippen, to the parking lot 🅿️ of the forest playground, for a lovely hike 🥾.
We passed the forest playground and headed toward the Tangen Gorge.
We continued along the Maiburg Gorge Trail around the fishing ponds and back along the other side of the Tangen Gorge.
After a drink break …

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September 13, 2025,Weil's so schön war 🥾 🐾 🐕 🧙🏻‍♀️ - Hexentreppe 2.0

Because it's so beautiful 🥰 there, we went back to Bippen today to the Witches' Staircase 🧙🏼‍♀️.
This time we took a slightly different route than last time.
At one point, due to tree felling work 👷🪚, we had to turn around and find another route.
It was really beautiful again 😍

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